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Jim Thorpe’s Path Lit by Lightning

Robin Lindley / History News Network Jan 31, 2023 Biographer David Maraniss Follows Jim Thorpe's 'Path Lit By Lightning" Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Real Russian Menace Is Just Hypercapitalism

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 4, 2019 A recent Washington Post feature lays bare the prejudices of our political press and its denial about how American society actually works. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The U.S. Olympic Committee Moves to Shut Down USA Gymnastics After Nassar Scandal

EDDIE PELLS / The Associated Press Nov 5, 2018 USOC plans to decertify the organization after a botched reorganization in the wake of the scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Won’t the U.S. Give Peace a Chance?

Ted Rall / CounterPunch Mar 11, 2018 America is the "Great Global Disruptor." In its worldview, more power for other countries means less power for the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sexual Abuse in Sports: It Isn’t New, Part 2

Laura Robinson / Truthdig Feb 19, 2018 Amid a rising flood of sexual misconduct allegations involving coaches and others, Olympics officials should begin to face the #MeToo music. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Sexual Abuse in Sport: It Isn’t New, Part 1

Laura Robinson / Truthdig Feb 18, 2018 The problem has long been rife in the world of high-performance sports but is often covered up so corporations can profit. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Prognosis: America 2018

Fangman Michael / Truthdig Feb 13, 2018 Knowledge, organized and available to all motivated voters, can win out. Then we can get our country back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

South Korea’s Leader May Be on Brink of Legacy-Defining Moment

FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2018 The son of North Korean refugees, President Moon Jae-in has spent his career—a lifetime, really—waiting for this Olympics-inspired chance to forge peace on the peninsula. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘No Daylight’ Between U.S. Allies About N. Korea Despite Olympics Thaw, Pence Insists

ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2018 The vice president urges caution as South Korea opens its arms to the North while hosting the Winter Olympics, but the U.S. risks appearing out of step with developments. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

S. Korean Leader Hosts Kim Jong Un’s Sister, Other N. Koreans at Lunch

TONG-HYUNG KIM / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 The meeting at Seoul’s presidential palace is being hailed as the most significant diplomatic encounter between the rival states in years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Can South Korea’s Leader End Trump’s North Korea Crisis?

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Feb 9, 2018 President Moon Jae-in has taken advantage of the Olympics to advance a proposal for a U.S.-North Korean deal. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kim Jong Un’s Sister Causes a Stir by Joining Olympic Delegation

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2018 The news ignites a round of international analysis. Kim Yo Jong will be the first member of North Korea’s ruling family to visit the South since the Korean War ended. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )